Streetsblog San Francisco

This evening, the SF Bicycle Coalition will lead a survey ride to discuss the new proposal to build protected bike lanes on Mission Street instead of Market Street. Bike riders looking for fun this weekend can join the East Bay Bike Party on a transportation history ride from the Wiggle to the beach, and the first Sunday Streets of the season is coming to the Embarcadero.

Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar:

• Monday: The SFBC is hosting a survey bike ride on downtown Market and Mission Streets to see what members think of the new Better Market Street proposal to build a protected bikeway on Mission and not Market. 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday: The SFMTA Board of Directors will discuss how to improve transit access to the waterfront. 1 p.m.
• Also Tuesday: The Planning Department hosts an informational meeting to help prospective parklet applicants navigate the permitting process. 6 p.m.
• Friday: The East Bay Bike Party celebrates the fabulous color green, inviting riders to dress up as anything from a leprechaun to the Hulk. Meet up at West Oakland BART at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday: Beef up on SF transportation history on a ThinkWalks bike tour led by local historian Joel Pomerantz, from the Wiggle to Ocean Beach. Learn about the origin of the Wiggle, sharrows, and more. This five-mile, relaxed-pace ride meets at Church and Duboce at 10 a.m.
• Sunday: The first Sunday Streets kicks off with a car-free Embarcadero — it’s the perfect opportunity to walk, run, bike, dance, and explore — and for kids to learn how to ride a bike. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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The SF Bicycle Coalition continues its “Love Your Lanes” bike rides in Districts 10 and 11 this weekend to generate ideas for improving bicycling conditions in the south and southeastern neighborhoods. The District 10 ride will look at ways to create better connections in Bayview and improve connections to the 22nd Street Caltrain station, while the District 11 ride will explore neighborhoods like Ingleside and the Excelsior and the area around Balboa Park BART.

Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar:

• Tuesday: At the SF County Transportation Authority Board meeting, city staffers will provide an update on the Better Market Street project, which Supervisor John Avalos called for out of concern over the project’s delays and the new proposal to build a protected bike lanes on Mission Street instead of Market. 11 a.m.
• Also Tuesday: A SPUR Forum on “Innovative Urban Cartography” brings together computer programmer and mapmaker Eric Fischer, transportation planner Brian Stokle, and Stamen Design founder and CEO Eric Rodenbeck for a look at the future of data-inspired mapping and “what these maps show us about our way of life.” 6 p.m.
• More Tuesday: The 2013 Silicon Valley Bike Summit will host in-depth discussions on creating bike-friendly cities with Mia Birk, former manager of Portland’s Bicycle Program, and Charlie Gandy, mobility coordinator for Long Beach and founder of the Texas Bicycle Coalition. 11:45 a.m.
• Thursday: Join the discussion with the SF Bicycle Advisory Committee and city staffers to help advise the Board of Supervisors on how to improve bicycling in SF. Issues on this month’s agenda are BART’s next bikes-on-board trial, signs discouraging bicycle riders from unsafely passing Muni buses on the right, and an update on the Green Connections Project. 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday: SFBC “Love Your Lanes” Bike Rides – Districts 11 and 10. The SF Bicycle Coalition continues its district-by-district bike rides to scope out bicycle conditions and generate ideas for making neighborhoods more bike-friendly. The District 11 ride (Saturday, 10 a.m.) through Ingleside and the Excelsior meets at Balboa Park BART. The District 10 ride (Sunday, 1 p.m.) through Bayview, Potrero, and Visitacion Valley meets at 16th and Illinois Streets.

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SFMTA planners will present an update on implementation of the Muni Transit Effectiveness Project at a lunchtime forum hosted by SPUR tomorrow. The agency will also hold a community meeting tonight on its plan for a Central Subway turnaround loop at Mission Bay, and the SF Bicycle Coalition is putting on a tune-up workshop this Sunday to help make bikes available to the Spanish-speaking community.

Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar:

• Monday: The SF Muncipal Transportation Agency will host a public meeting to field input on a planned turnaround loop to the T-Third at Mission Bay, which the agency says will allow for more frequent service on the Central Subway between Mission Bay and Chinatown once it opens. 6 p.m.
• Tuesday: Join a SPUR Lunchtime Forum for an update from SFMTA officials on the implementation of the Muni TEP, including the pilot project for colored transit lanes on Church Street and a report on the recently-launched 76X-Marin Headlands line. 12:30 p.m.
• Friday: At an SFMTA Board Policy and Governance Committee meeting, staff will present findings from Muni all-door boarding, updates on the overhaul of the agency’s traffic calming program, and plans to add more bus-mounted cameras to enforce transit-only lanes. 9 a.m.
• Sunday: The SFBC hosts a bike tune-up workshop for Spanish speakers along with Bicis for the People and People Organizing to Demand Environmental & Economic Rights (PODER). 2 p.m.

It’s a good week to renew your love with your bicycle. Join the SF Bicycle Coalition for a chance to learn about the Green Lane Project’s efforts to bring protected bike lanes to cities including SF; try out the matchmaking at the “Love on Wheels” dating game; and take a field survey of the Sunset from a two-wheeled perspective.

Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar:

• Tuesday: SFMTA Board of Directors Meeting. SF Municipal Transportation Agency staff will present updates on the Central Subway extraction site lease for the Pagoda Theatre, the implementation of free Muni for youth, and Sunday parking meter enforcement. 3 p.m
• Wednesday: SFBC Love on Wheels. Get set up with other bike lovers and pedal off for a romantic evening at the SFBC’s “Love on Wheels” dating game. 6 p.m.
• Thursday: SFBC Going Green: San Francisco and the Green Lane Project. Join Martha Roskowski, director of Bikes Belong’s “Green Lane Project,” and SFBC Executive Director Leah Shahum for a discussion of the effort to bring more protected bike lanes to six cities, how it could affect the future of San Francisco’s streets, and how SF compares to other leading bike-friendly cities. 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday: SFBC Love Your Lanes Bike Ride – Sunset. Join the SFBC on a bike ride through the Sunset District and help evaluate recent bicycle improvements, as well as what work still needs to be done. Meet at 7th Avenue and Kirkham Street. 1 p.m.

Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.

Planners at the SF Municipal Transportation Agency are set to present the agency’s five-year Strategic Plan tomorrow, laying out a framework to improve walking, biking, and transit in the city — stay tuned for coverage.

Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar:

• Tuesday: SFMTA Board: Special Strategic Plan Workshop. The SFMTA will present its five-year Strategic Plan to the agency’s Board of Directors, including the Bicycle Strategy, the Pedestrian Action Strategy, and an update on the Muni Transit Effectiveness Project. 9 a.m.
• Also Tuesday: TAM Hearing on Hwy 101 Greenbrae Interchange. Marin County bike advocates are urging the Transportation Authority of Marin not to remove a bicycle and pedestrian crossing over the Highway 101 in Larkspur, where Caltrans plans to install three new freeway ramps. The TAM will hold a hearing on the project’s environmental impact report, where the public can comment. 6 p.m.
• Wednesday: EBBC: Oakland Bikeways Campaign 2013 Kick-Off Meeting. Join the East Bay Bicycle Coalition in launching its outreach campaign for bikeways on three key corridors linking North, West, and Central Oakland to Downtown: Telegraph Ave., 14th St., and Park Blvd. 6 p.m.
• Friday: SF Bike Party: I <3 Bike Party Ride. Show your love for SF in your best red kit during this nighttime ride around the city, in honor of the American Heart Association’s National “Wear Red Day.” 7:30 p.m.

Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.

This Wednesday, the Planning Department will hold simultaneous community meetings about making a more pedestrian-friendly Castro Street and the creation of a new Pavement to Parks plaza at the Persia Triangle in the Excelsior District. Those interested in more bike-friendly streets in the Glen Park, Noe Valley, and Castro neighborhoods can also join the SF Bicycle Coalition for a tour of District 8 this Saturday.

Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar:

• Wednesday: Castro Street Design Workshop. The SF Planning Department wants your ideas for how to make the world-famous pedestrian strip on Castro Street between 17th and 19th Streets more welcoming for pedestrians. 6 p.m.
• Also Wednesday: Persia Triangle Pavement to Parks Town Hall Meeting. For its next Pavement to Parks project, the Planning Department is eyeing the creation of a new public plaza at the intersection of Persia and Ocean Avenues at Mission Street. The Planning Department, the Excelsior Action Group, and Supervisor John Avalos will be on hand to hear from people who live, work, shop, and play in the neighborhood — as well as those who would visit it more often if it had an inviting public space. 6 p.m.
• Thursday: SunnyvaleCool Talk: Neighborhoods for Every Generation. Dan Zack, downtown development coordinator for Redwood City, leads this discussion on the process of retrofitting suburbs to create less car-dependent, more walkable urban neighborhoods. 7 p.m.
• Saturday: SFBC: Love Your Lanes Bike Ride – Glen Park to Castro. Join the SFBC for a look at the recent bicycling improvements — and the shortcomings — of District 8 on a ride through the Glen Park, Noe Valley and Castro neighborhoods. 11 a.m.

Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.

The SFMTA’s parking management efforts in the northeast Mission continue on Saturday with a drop-in style public meeting about developing a saner parking system in a neighborhood where drivers circle endlessly to find spots. Plenty of opponents are expected to try to shut the process down, so parking reform supporters will need to make sure they’re heard too.

Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar:

• Tuesday: SPUR Forum: What Makes a Great POPOS? Join SPUR for this talk featuring the Planning Department’s Josh Switzky, Harvard Professor of Urban Planning and Design Jerold Kayden, SF Chronicle urban design critic John King, and other architects as they discuss the future of downtown San Francisco’s network of privately-owned public open spaces. 6 p.m.
• Saturday: SFMTA NE Mission Parking Planning Community Meeting. The SFMTA will hold an open house meeting to field input on its plans to install parking meters and enact permit restrictions in the northeast Mission to reduce cruising for parking. The SFMTA says its staff won’t present a proposal, but will listen to residents “talk about the streets where they live and work and play, and review issues and ideas with us.” Planners are expected to schedule a follow-up meeting with a proposal. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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This week, SPUR hosts a forum with updates on high-speed rail, the SFMTA considers bike lanes on part of the Great Highway, East Bay Bike Party hosts a superhero ride, and the SF Bicycle Coalition leads an exploration of the Richmond District and the upper Presidio.

Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar:

• Thursday: SPUR Lunchtime Forum: High-Speed Rail Update. Join Northern California HSR director Ben Tripousis and Gillian Gillett, transportation director for Mayor Ed Lee, for the latest status on the project’s route, station plans, and funding, as well as its integration with Caltrain. 12:30 p.m.
• Friday: SFMTA Engineering Hearing. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency will hold a hearing on adding bike lanes to the Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Balboa Street, as well as bike lanes on one block of Washington Street at the Embarcadero and wider sidewalks around the corner on Drumm Street. 10 a.m.
• Also Friday: East Bay Bike Party: Superhero/Supervillain Ride. Be careful not to get your cape caught in your bike chain during this Superhero-themed ride through San Leandro and Hayward. 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday: SFBC Survey Ride: North by Northwest by Bike. The SFBC leads a ride taking a look at all of the bike and pedestrian improvements coming to the Richmond District and the upper Presidio. 10 a.m.

Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.